At one point, Pete told the audience it was Carl’s dream “to crowdsurf from the stage to the bar”, a statement his bandmate quickly took advantage of. He soon returned with a bottle of rum, which he poured into Pete’s mouth and the mouths of fans in the front row.

Earlier in the evening, all four members had been drinking with friends at nearby pub The Dublin Castle, with Pete Doherty getting onstage unannounced there to sing ‘Albion’ to the small, surprised crowd. His co-frontman Carl Barat joined him to play drums on the track.

The Libertines’ set featured numerous covers including ‘Someday’ by The Strokes, ‘Rudie Can’t Fail’ by The Clash and, more bizarrely, Ritchie Cordell’s ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’, most famously recorded by ’80s pop star Tiffany. The latter prompted one of the biggest singalongs of the night.

Fans shouted requests throughout the set and all four members taking turns to stagedive into the crowd at various times. Pete also threw his mic stand and red Gibson guitar into the audience several times.

New songs aired in the set included the Camden-referencing ‘Fame & Fortune’ and comeback single ‘Gunga Din’. ‘Barbarians’, which the band had played earlier in the evening on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show, and ‘Anthem For Doomed Youth’ also featured.

As midnight drew near, the band except for Pete left the stage. The singer remained, picked up an acoustic guitar and started playing ‘Music When The Lights Go Out’, as his bandmates gradually filtered back onstage.